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TikTok announces its U.S. joint venture

Jan 23, 2026

TikTok announces the establishment of its majority-American-owned USDS Joint Venture, with Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX each holding 15% and ByteDance retaining 19.9%.

A major social platform changes its U.S. governance and data-security structure following the divestiture dispute. Safeguards described by the announcement are commitments, rather than an independent finding that every risk is eliminated.

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